Same jobs, same name, but very different routes

NICOLA Brown has worked hard to gain her paralegal diploma and to secure a job that she loves, so when she comes across other paralegals that don't have a recognised qualification she admits it does rankle.

That is why Brown, who works for Morton Fraser in Edinburgh, supports a new scheme to regulate paralegals. She believes that registering paralegals with the Law Society, and ensuring that they meet minimum academic standards, will provide much-needed...